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Plant 4,250 native trees around the Maple canal in Durban

A neighborhood-led restoration of the Maple canal needs $200 for saplings and equipment.

🇿🇦 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa961 views
Wayne G. Du Plessis
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Durban
The Maple canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This September, 49 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 133 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the local forestry office, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $200 goes: • Signage and educational materials: $40 • Waste removal and skip hire: $75 • Tools and protective gear: $85 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Wayne

Updates from Wayne

  1. Quick update: $78 raised so far (39%). I met with the nursery and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Edson Lacerda 🇧🇷 · $5
  • Jordan L. Duncan 🇺🇸 · $15
  • Olivia A. Guzman 🇺🇸 · $30
  • Aarav M. Tandon 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Happy to help. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Thrissur”

  • Zeeshan Hassan Rehman 🇵🇰 · $10
  • José Marcos Fernandes 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Good luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Rio de Janeiro”

  • Ravi G. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $23

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